If you don't see it with your own eyes, it is difficult for people to associate this high school student who looks sunny and confident and has a sweet voice with the disabled. In other words, this girl, who was so nervous that she forgot her lines in order to sign and send pictures to the audience, practiced hard with her feet for an hour in advance, explained the unremitting self-improvement of life with sweat, and put the youth inspirational film Invisible Wings on the screen in September. And her own feeling about acting in such a movie is: "I feel very lucky to be able to make a movie about ourselves." Invisible Wings tells the story of the heroine Zhihua's arduous journey from losing her arms to learning to take care of herself, and then getting the qualification for the national swimming championships for the disabled. This is the first feature film written and directed by director Zhenzhi Feng, and it is also the first time that Lei Qingyao has participated in this film. It is understood that 1/3 of the story in the film comes from Lei Qingyao's experience, while the other 2/3 comes from other girls who also lost their arms.
Skillful stitching
Lei Qingyao from Sichuan is a disabled swimmer. At the age of 4, Xiao Qingyao was surprised to see a paper plane falling on the Transformers, and she lost her arms forever. Xiao Qingyao lies in bed after recovery. Without the help of her parents, she can't even sit up by herself. Xiao Qingyao looked at the children playing by the river outside the window, and her heart was full of envy. Once, twice, three times ... There have been many holes in the sheets at home, and Lei Qingyao can finally sit up from the bed by himself. ...
It's time to go to school in a blink of an eye, but being unable to write with both hands has become the biggest obstacle for Xiaoqingyao. The father bought a notebook and pencil from the town and said to his daughter, "You can collect grass with your feet and feed it to the rabbits. Dad believes that you can learn to write with your feet. " Toes are thick and short, pencils are round and slippery. It's not easy to hold a pencil between your toes, let alone write with your toes! Before long, Xiao Qingyao's ankle was swollen, his toes were worn out, blood oozed out and he shed tears. Day after day, Xiao Qingyao finally wrote a big word "person" in her notebook.
Since then, taking notes in class, writing brush strokes and painting landscape paintings, Xiaoqingyao's feet have become more and more flexible and the road under her feet has become wider and wider. In order to take care of herself and reduce the burden on her parents, she learned to dress, comb her hair, cut vegetables, cook, and even sew with her feet skillfully.
Play with yourself and feel the same.
When director Zhen Zhifeng recruited actors through various channels, Lei Qingyao, who got the news, took the initiative to sign up without much thought. The reason is simple: there are really not many movies that reflect the life theme of disabled people.
Although I feel the same way, for Lei Qingyao, who is acting for the first time, the filming process is still quite difficult. One of the most important things is to learn skilled swimming skills. Because she has no hands, Lei Qingyao can only hit the wall with her head every time she turns around in the swimming pool, and every time she finishes this action, her head and cervical vertebra will ache for half a month, but she never complains.
My greatest wish is to be admitted to a university.
After filming, Lei Qingyao is busier than before, because she has to cooperate with the film for publicity. For her, who is going to take the college entrance examination next year, her biggest wish now is to be admitted to the university. Although a lot of homework was delayed because of training, Lei Qingyao still said, "I will definitely work hard." Paralympics has always been particularly sacred in her heart, and she hopes to participate in it one day. After all, she is also a swimmer.